1 The Rural-Urban Divide Cities take up less than two percent of the Earth’s land surface‚ but are home to almost half of theworld’s population and utilize seventy-five percent of the Earth’s resources.In 1998 47 percent of the world’spopulation lived in cities as opposed to 29 percent in 1950.Globalization is leading to increased urbanization.According to the World Bank urban areas in developing countries account for an estimated 60 - 80 percent ofGDP.Urban populations mainly have greater access
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 3 Introduction to Rural Market of Pakistan 4 Rural Market Analysis 5 Demographic Trends 6 1. Population Size 6 2. Number of Households 6 3. Average Household Income 7 4. Health & Education facilities 7 5. Retail Shops 8 6. Utilities (Electricity‚ Gas‚ and Water) 8 Wando 10 1. Market Segmentation: 10 1. Consumer Profile 12 2. Evaluation Process used by Consumers 12 a. Price: 12 b. Quality: 12 c. Brand Image: 12 d. Benefits
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A RECENT publication‚ Food Insecurity Atlas of Urban India‚ brought out by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) indicates that more than 38 per cent of children under the age of three in India’s cities and towns are underweight and more than 35 per cent of children in urban areas are stunted (shorter than they should be for their age). The report states that the poor in India’s burgeoning urban areas do not get the requisite amount of calories or nutrients
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knowledge-driven goods and services are now more flexibly provided by smaller firms‚ and the emergence of a creative class requires a less interfering but more facilitating state. Secondly‚ in the emerging countries‚ most notably the BRICs – Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China – impressive growth has been driven by a veritable entrepreneurial revolution. The need in these economies to sustain growth through sustainable access to resources‚ knowledge‚ markets‚ and low-carbon industrialization puts a premium on innovative
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THE NEW FREEDOM STRUGGLE OF INDIA: ISSUES CONCERNING WOMEN: - Shrikari.S.Rao* Role of women in this modern world and India especially is a real paradox. The modern Indian women have honed their skills and jumped into a battlefield of life fighting against social restrictions‚ emotional ties‚ religious boundaries and cultural clutches. As women are gaining momentum to join the mainstream men
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The Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India “The practitioners of evil‚ the hoarders‚ the profiteers‚ the black marketers and speculators are the worst enemies of our society. They have to be dealt with sternly‚ however well placed important and influential they may be; if we acquiesce in wrongdoing‚ people will lose faith in us”- Dr Radhakrishnan Methodology The research methodology used for the present research article is traditional Doctrinal
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Understanding the rural consumer The biggest challenge is to understand the perceptions‚ viewpoints and actual needs of the rural people‚ which is dramatically different from urban people. Low per capita income India is the fourth largest economy in the world due to a strong economic growth but still has a low per capita income of 1570 dollars It results in low consumption pattern as compared to the urban population. Low literacy levels There are not enough opportunities for education in rural areas
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we are presented with five individuals who all made their fortune in real estate in Memphis‚ TN – each with different personality traits and by following different career/education paths. Abe‚ as described‚ most strongly matches the passionate entrepreneur type. He is known as the “do it right” guy and has consistently been fair and conscientious in his business practice. It’s also possible that some of his success is rooted in his race. Being the only African-American in the example‚ it’s possible
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SEMINAR PAPER FOMT 1.2: Forest-Related Development and Land Use Policy Seminar Topic: Migrations and effects on Rural Development - A Case of Ghana Supervisor: Prof. Jurgen Pretzch Submitted by: By Ataa- Asantewaa Martha (Student of M.Sc. Tropical Forestry and Management) Submitted to the Institute for International Forestry and Forest Products‚ Faculty of Forest-Geo-and-Hydro Sciences‚ TU Dresden 2012 Abstract Migration continues to dominate discussion on both social
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Examples For our illustration purpose consider investing € 1000 for 1 year. We’ll consider two investment cases viz: Case I: Domestic Investment In the U.S.A.‚ consider the spot exchange rate of $1.2245/€ 1. So we can exchange our € 1000 @ $1.2245 = $1224.50 Now we can invest $1224.50 @ 3.0% for 1 year which yields $1261.79 at the end of the year. Case II: Foreign Investment Likewise we can invest € 1000 in a foreign European market‚ say at the rate of 5.0% for 1 year. But we buy forward
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